Any society is about 3 days of hungry bellies away from revolution.
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protist@mander.xyz 3 weeks agoWell that’s a quick path to revolution
Sunflier@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 3 weeks ago
It’s also the fool proof guaranteed way to get one!
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Is it? About half of your state will still cheer for him unfortunately. And so many other states too.
I could see some blue coastal states on either coast exiting and starting their own union at this rate though. Seems more likely than any sort of revolution.
GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
The Romans used “panem et circenses,” or bread and entertainment, to keep the population docile.
Trump just cut food stamps for millions.
How long until them empty bellies quit caring about The Masked Singer…?
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Trump just cut food stamps for millions.
The democrats will be blamed for this. And immigrants. And LGBT folks.
It’s unfortunate, but I don’t see MAGA folks ever blaming Trump for anything he does.
GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
It’s unfortunate, but I don’t see MAGA folks ever blaming Trump for anything he does.
Wish i could disagree, but i can’t, really.
Still, i think no insulin and no chicken tenders are gonna start to piss off even the most ardent supporters. The main Hallmark of conservatism is “don’t give a fuck until it touches ME.”
zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 3 weeks ago
The rest of the shit he’s pulled must be the slowest path.